First donation to La Crosse County Community Chest at Hogan playground
La Crosse County Community Chest receives its first donation of 5 dollars from the Hogan playground carnival. Children ran eleven stands with pennies nickels dimes and quarters raising funds. Margaret Craig rode by on a horse giving free rides as part of the event.
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la Crosse County
Ann van Zandt
Margaret Craig
Marilyn Rice
Tom Emery
Sue
Dick Panke
Mary
Ellen Reget
Sandra Young
David Anderson
Letty Anderson
Susan
Douglal McIl
Joe Gerome McKoskey
Anita
Bliss Easland
Manda
Sherry Wheeler
Sharon Philpot
Margee
Rita Moon
Lorraine
Evelyn Anderson
Terrier helps deaf owner hear via phone in Nevada
In Nevada Missouri a terrier named Ted owned by Mrs C S Townsend acts as a hearing ear. Mrs Townsend is hard of hearing and cannot tell when the tee rings without aid. Ted hears the telephone locates Mrs Townsend and nudges her toward the instrument.
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Nevada
Ted
Cuckoo Chorus Report From St Helens Isle of Wight
A lighthearted note from St Helens on the Isle of Wight describes a humorous cuckoo that outputs several cuckoo sounds in a playful sequence, ending with a pair of croaky calls.
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St. Helens
Isle of Wight
Gentleman Thief Dennis Nabbed After Woman Talked
White Plains report details Gerard Graham Dennis a 29 year old former Westchester burglar known as fabulous and ruthless. He operated for eight years stealing jewels and furs worth 600000 to 1000000, mainly in Westchester suburbs, avoided New York City, and sold loot via gem sales. He was captured in Cleveland. sentenced on seven counts to 18 years to life with parole after 12 years, plus other charges in Canada and California.
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White Plains
N. Y
Gerard Graham Dennis
Dennis
Hudson River
Sing Sing Prison
Jerry Dennis
Westchester County
New York
Cleveland
Den
Dist
George M. Fanelli
Westchester
California
New York City
Estchester
Hollywood
Gloria Horowitz
Howard
Philadelphia
Miss Horowitz
Bronx
New Rochelle
Maurice Kelly
Kelly
Beverly Hills
Druggist Forum Attracts 250 Tradesmen In La Crosse
The first in a planned series of regional meetings for United States pharmacists aims to unite retailers and manufacturers. More than 250 druggists and companions plan to attend the one day event at the VFW ballroom with talks by Eli Lilly official J. W. Lansdowne and others on industry advances and better merchandising. Two sound color films will be shown and refreshments served at Spence McCord offices.
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United States
la Crosse Suny
VFW
J. W. Lansdowne
Eli Lilly and Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Life Magazine
Spence-McCord Drug Co
Wave Brings Fresh Navy Supply Training to Officers
Lieut (jg) Edith Boyard of Waves reports August 21 to the Great Lakes naval training center for a two week refresher at the mobile naval supply corps school. The traveling supply school brings reserve officers up to date on supply and disbursing procedures nationwide. Lieutenant Boller enlisted in April 1944 after graduating from the University of Minnesota and is currently at La Crosse State Teachers College.
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Edith Boyard
Waves
North 15Th Street
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Mobile Naval Supply Corps School
Navy
United States
Jg) Boller
Naval Service
University of Minnesota
la Crosse State Teachers College
Russia Publishes Howard Fast Book in Moscow
In Moscow, Howard Fast's The Road to Freedom has been issued in Russian. Culture and Life praised the work for its forceful indictment of the social and political structure of contemporary America.
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Moscow
Howard Fast
Culture and Life
America
Frisky cocker spaniel seeks new homes in city ad
A friendly frisky cocker spaniel with no name invites readers to meet his brothers and sisters and help find homes. He notes mom Sally Honey has eight championships and dad Champion Bar Man Flashy Show Man from Ken-Dah-Win kennels. The dogs live at 617 North 22nd Street with Marshall Goff.
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Sally Honey
Marshall Goff
North 22Nd Street
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Nelson
Douglas McDougall
Bruce Kolcinski
Jan Wojahn
Hogan Playground
Tribune
Nadian
Enolpray
Hilton
Accee N
Ardpanet
Druggist Forum
Russia
Howard Fast Book
Wel
Ama
Conni Ol
Culligan
Culligan Soft Water Service
Main Street
Ray Highberg
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